Inflation in Iran amounts to some 14.5% in five months

Inflation in Iran increased to 14.6 percent in the year to Mordad, the fifth month in Iranian calendar year of 1383 (started on March 20). The price index for consumer goods and services in urban are

Inflation in Iran increased to 14.6 percent in the year to Mordad, the fifth month in Iranian calendar year of 1383

(started on March 20). The price index for consumer goods and services in urban areas (inflation index) reached 269.5 points in Mordad, up 0.7 percent compared to the previous month of Tir, and up 14.9 percent compared to the corresponding month last year.

According to IRNA, the index was up 14.4 percent in the first five months of the year, ending in Mordad, compared to the same period of the previous year. (menareport.com)